An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c28.523

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**Autha** (27°50′; 77°05′), Dt Gurgaon, a PGW [11.14] site. The skeleton of an elephant was partly exposed as a result of erosion and diggings by the local people on the slope of the mound. A small-scale excavation was undertaken (*IAR 1964-5*, p. 33) at the site to determine the age of the skeleton and its stratigraphical relation with the PGW. Pd I, a 2 m thick deposit, yielded the PGW. The painted designs on the bowls and dishes comprise groups of horizontal, vertical and oblique lines, wavy lines, dots, a combination of oblique lines over three rows of dots, dots between vertical lines, oblique lines ending in dots, intersecting loops, a group of circular lines touching a horizontal band, concentric semicircles and circles. Iron, mostly in lumps, occurred at all stages of the Ware. Amongst the associated wares are plain red, black-and-red [11.6.3] and black-slipped [11.13] wares. The other antiquities include glass objects, terracotta wheels and animal figurines, stone pestles and balls. But for a few post-holes no structural remains were observed.